Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 208

Photograph

North Wing under Construction

Date: 
Description: North wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol under construction, with construction scaffolding in the foreground.
Photograph

Trail Along West Bluff at Copper Falls

Date: 08 1936
Description: Trail through Copper Falls State Park along the west bluff, through virgin hemlock timber.
Photograph

Actor in Black Hawk Play

Date: 1857
Description: An actor in an Indian headdress and jewelry for performance of "Black Hawk, or Lily of the Prairie," a drama written by Mary Elizabeth Mears and presented ...
Photograph

Nettie Fowler McCormick with her Four Children

Date: 1873
Description: Tintype portrait of Nettie Fowler McCormick (1835-1923), with her four children: Mary Virginia McCormick (seated at left, 1861-1941), Cyrus Hall McCormick,...
Photograph

Chippewa Man

Date: 1913
Description: A studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indian from the Bad River Indian Reservation at Odanah. The man is we...
Photograph

Virginia Students

Date: 
Description: Four Virginia State University male students stands outside the Virginia Students Rights Committee office.
Photograph

Lobby Day

Date: 06 04 1987
Description: Group portrait of the Service Employees International Union Local 880 on Lobby Day.
Photograph

Raymond Robins and Unidentified Man

Date: 
Description: Raymond Robins and a bespectacled man standing together outdoors. Robins is standing inside a wooden frame on wheels.
Photograph

Margherita Ciotti

Date: 12 22 1923
Description: Portrait of Margherita Ciotti that she submitted in her application for her midwifery license.
Photograph

Portrait of Young Man

Date: 
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a seated young man looking off to the right. His tabbed jacket is patched just below the lapel, on left s...
Photograph

Dodd's Hospital

Date: 
Description: Training school for nurses.
Photograph

Elk's Clubhouse

Date: 1905
Description: Men play with dogs in front of the Elk's clubhouse.
Photograph

First National Bank

Date: 1890
Description: Main entrance to the First National Bank Building.
Photograph

First National Bank

Date: 1890
Description: Office building of the First National Bank.
Photograph

Wayland Hall

Date: 1950
Description: Front entrance to Wayland Hall, built in 1855, Wayland Junior College.
Photograph

Daisy Bates

Date: 
Description: Portrait of Daisy Bates wearing a dark dress and beaded earrings and necklace.
Photograph

Sarah Emily Wheeler

Date: 
Description: Head and shoulders studio portrait of Sarah Emily Wheeler.
Photograph

Suzie Redhorn Selling Beads

Date: 1941
Description: Suzie Redhorn at her stand at Dells Park selling her beads to tourists.
Photograph

Octagon House

Date: 1940
Description: View of the spiral staircase inside the Octagon House.
Photograph

Clifford Thompson

Date: 
Description: Portrait of Clifford Thompson, at one time the tallest man in America, in a jacket and top hat posing next to a chair.

Have Questions?

If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.

Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: